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US President Donald Trump called the election “a complete disaster.” In his opinion, his opponent, Democrat Joe Biden, obtained “millions of votes” illegally in faltering states.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, released a 46-minute video in which he reiterated that the elections were rigged. The video was posted on Trump’s YouTube channel.
The US president called the elections “a complete disaster” and announced large-scale forgeries made possible by vote-by-mail. According to him, his opponent, Democrat Joe Biden, obtained “millions of votes” illegally in faltering states.
Trump said he would be willing to acknowledge the results of a fair presidential election.
“This election became a huge fraud, which had never happened before. The observers were not allowed to follow the election, it is illegal. The election was rigged, everyone knows it. I won’t mind if I lose the election. But I want to. lose the election honestly. I want this victory to be stolen from the Americans, “he said.
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In the United States, on November 3, 2020, the main vote in the presidential elections took place. More than 10 candidates applied for the position, the main competitors were the current head of the White House, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Biden. Turnout in these elections was a 120-year record – some 160 million Americans participated in them.
The United States has a two-tier electoral system. After a popular vote, an electoral college will vote in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (the number of voters in each state depends on the population). In most states, the candidate who receives the most popular votes will receive all the electoral votes. According to CNN, ABC News and Fox News, Biden has won the support of 306 members of the electoral college. Trump, according to the forecast of television channels, has the support of 232 voters. To win, you must collect at least 270 votes. The electoral college will vote on December 14.
Biden has already announced that he will be the next president of the United States, and several world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, congratulated him on his victory.
Trump refuses to admit defeat and prevents the transfer of power, but on November 13 he admitted that another administration would work in the White House, and on November 24 it emerged that the Trump administration had declared its willingness to transfer power to Biden.
The winner of the election will be officially announced by the President of the United States Senate at a meeting on January 6, 2021. On January 20, the elected head of state will be sworn in.
